The Ambassador is spoiling us…

I have a good friend who works for Ferrero UK and has recently booked their quarterly sales meeting at our hotel; as a nice surprise for them, I have created some cocktails using Ferrero products. Ofcourse, the dilemma remains: how do you make well balanced classic-style cocktails with candy and chocolate? This is my attempt:

Ambassador’s Reception*

30ml Belvedere Vodka
15ml Frangelico Liqueur
15ml Edmond Briottet Cacao Blanc
3 drop(s) Ferrero Rocher Tincture

Served in UrbanBar Cocktail glass
Garnished with unwrapped Ferrero Rocher on Bamboo Skewer
* I am the Belvedere Brand Ambassador

Polynesian Surprise

40ml Bacardi 8 Year
10ml Mozart Black
10ml Edmond Briottet Cacao Blanc
Bsp Fresh Lemon Juice
Bsp Fresh Lime Juice
1/2 Passion Fruit
15ml Pressed Pineapple Juice
Float of Pyrat Pistol

Served in Tiki Mug
Garnished with 1/2 Kinder Surprise Egg & Kinder Toy

Tic Tac Julep

40ml Heaven Hill 4 Year
20ml Tic Tac Syrup
Dash Fee Bros. Mint Bitters

Served in Julep Cup
No Garnish

N.C.S. (National Chocoholics Society)

40ml Hennessy VS
20ml Homemade Nutella Liqueur*
20ml Single Cream
10ml Sonoma Syrup Co. Vanilla Hazelnut

Served in 6oz Coupe
Garnished with Green & Black’s Chocolate Powder

Dial (212) MAN-HATTAN

After reading about Tuthilltown Spirits revival of distilling in the great state of New York, I was very happy to find my friends at La Maison du Whisky were listed as European distributors. 48 hours later I was the proud owner of a cute little bottle of Hudson Manhattan Rye…

40ml Hudson Manhattan Rye
20ml Laird’s Applejack
10ml Zuidam Pomme
10ml Homemade Sweet Vermouth^
Dash Fee Bros. Whisky Barrel Aged Bitters

Served in Marie Antoinette
No Garnish

^ made using Brotherhood Holiday Wine

Cheese, Pirates & Hawaii

I recently competed in the Regional Finals of the Theme Bartender of the Year competition and, although I did not win, I thought I would share my recipes with you, as I was personally really proud of them:

Genevieve
40ml Lillet Blanc
20ml St. Germain Elderflower
10ml Fresh Lemon Juice
25ml Pressed Pineapple Juice
15ml Simply Hibi Hibiscus Cordial

Served in Vine wrapped Marie Antoinette
Garnished with St. Germain perfumed Edible Flower

Eprouvé
50ml Ocho Reposado
Bsp Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
15ml Nux Alpina Walnut
10ml Fresh Lemon Juice
1/2 Caramelised Pear
10ml Caramelised Pear Syrup*
Dash Regan’s #6 Orange Bitters

Served in Reidel Cognac glass
Garnished with Slice of Gorgonzola studded with Toasted Walnut Peices and drizzled with Caramelised Pear Syrup

Jack Sparrow
60ml El Dorado 15Y Special Reserve
25ml Fonseca Bin 27
20ml Mozart Black
4 Griottines
15ml Griottines Syrup
3 dash(s) Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 Whole Egg

Served in frozen 1/5 gill Rum Tots, on a tray filled with sand.
Garnished with Grated Nutmeg

* denotes homemade ingredient

Sterling Cooper

“Don Draper may be the coolest guy on TV, I just couldn’t resist.”

50ml Canadian Club Sherry Cask
10ml Old Fashioned Syrup #4
Dash Fee Bros. Whisky Barrel Aged Bitters
3 drop(s) Tobacco Tincture

Served in an Old Fashioned glass
Garnished with a Flamed Orange Zest

This cocktail is the work of a week of scribbles on my desk pad, I eventually made this last week after playing around with different tobacco’s for the tincture. This is the perfect Old Fashioned for Don Draper!

Hello world!

Welcome to my new blog… my name is Robert Wood, I have been a bartender for 6 years, working all over the UK and I hope to share some of my musing with you over the coming months. Mahalo